Pen-feeder.



F. M. GONNOLLY. PEN FEEDER.

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FRANK lVI. CONNOLLY, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

PEN-FEEDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 21, 1909.

Application led May 14, 1909. Serial No. 495,883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. CoNNoLLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pen-Feeders,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fountain pen feeders, it has for an object toprovide a feeder of this character that can be applied to pens of theordinary character which will be of such form so as to convey to the nibof the pen a steady flow of ink and which will further be of such formas will obviate leakage.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent as the nature of theinvention is better disclosed and it will be understood that changeswithin the specific scope of the claim can be made without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in whichlike characters of reference indicate similar parts in the severalviews, Figure 1 is a detail longitudinal section taken through a portionof a fountain valve barrel showing my improved feeder in its operativeposition. Fig. 2 is a detail top plan view of the feeder removed fromthe pen. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. l.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings there is shown a penbarrel A. of the ordinary type provided with a section B of any suitableform having a longitudinal bore C communicating with the barrel andarranged to receive therefrom a desired quantity of ink to be fed to myimproved feeder illustrated at 1 and comprising a main body or plugportion 2 of cylindrical form which snugly fits frictionally the wallsof the bore C of the head of the pen, and which is shown as beingprovided with a forwardly extending reduced portion or tongue 3 providedat its outer end with an arrow head I which is preferably curvedupwardly as shown for close engagement with the nib D, and as shown, thesaid head is dished upon its upper surface so as to form a receptaclefor a quantity of ink. The cylindrical body portion 2 of the feederherein shown is provided with a pair of longitudinallyextending groovesor channels 5 which open at their outer ends onto the side faces of thereduced portion or tongue 3 so as to effectively feed the ink to thehead t. The body portion 2 of the pen is provided at its outer end witha cut away portion 6. The construction of the feeder is such that thegrooves or channels 5 are disposed in such position that when the pen isin use a steady iow of ink will be delivered to the under side of thenib D. The shoulders 7 formed incident to the construction of the head4L are disposed in such spaced relation to the shoulders 8 formed at theouter end of the body or plug portion 2 of the feeder so that spaces 9are formed at the sides of the reduced portions or tongue 3 into whichthe ink from the pen barrel may flow and accumulate. This constructionis such that during operation of the pen, when pressure is exerted uponthe nib D, as in the art of writing the ink from the recess between theshoulders 7 and 8 will be free to escape upon the head 8, which latterserves as a spreader to thoroughly distribute the ink at the desiredpoint upon the nib.

yA feeder as herein shown and described. is extremely simple inconstruction and affords means for conveying to the nib of the pen thedesired quantity of ink, at the same time obviating leakage as will bereadily understood. I do not desire to limit myself to the exactstructure of the feeder but preferably formed mere parts thereofintegrally, but it is obvious that the tongue portion 3 may be anentirely separate part and secured to the body or plug portion 2 in anysuitable manner.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is z- In afountain pen, a pen feeder comprising an elongated cylindrical bodyremovably engaged in the barrel ofthe pen, a spreading head of arrowform, said head having a dished upper surface underlying the undersideof the nib of the pen, said head being curved upwardly and outwardly sothat its outer extremity will be engaged with the underside of the nibof the pen, and a tongue connecting the said spreading head with thesaid cylindrical body, said tongue being of less width than that of thespreading head to fornr n1 -reeevng re- In testimony whereof I afX VI'nysignaoesses between the .spreading head and the ture n presence of tWoWitnesses.V outer end or the sald body7 sald body hav- FRANK M. CONNOLLYing a pair of spaced Channels formed there*l in and opening at theirinner ends into the Witnesses:

barrel of the pen and at their outer ends MAX SCHNELLE, onto the Sidefaces of the said tongue. n BESSIE P. CONNOLLY.

